Prince Estate Announces 'Timeless' Rarities Album
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- The Prince Estate announced 'Timeless,' a 10-track collection of previously unreleased Prince recordings spanning 1977–2016, set for release August 28, 2026 via Sony's Legacy Recordings (two tracks are alternate versions of previously released songs).
- Prince Celebration 2026 (June 3–7 at Paisley Park and downtown Minneapolis) serves as the album's official launch platform, featuring exclusive listening sessions, archival presentations, and a June 5 Armory event with NPG, Bobby Z, and Lisa Coleman.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey proclaimed June 1–7, 2026 'Prince Celebration Week,' with the city skyline lit purple on June 6 — the evening before Prince's birthday.
- Lead single 'Stone,' a previously unreleased spring 1995 recording written by Sandra St. Victor, Tom Hammer, and Jules Van Even, was released alongside the album announcement.
- 'With This Tear,' a complete solo Prince performance originally recorded at Paisley Park in November 1991, was released April 2 as the project's first preview track.
- 'Timeless' revives the estate's late-2010s reissue series, which had slowed in recent years, and will be available in D2C-exclusive Purple Marble Vinyl, standard black vinyl, and CD.
Why it matters: The Prince Estate's reissue program, which had slowed in recent years, gets a career-spanning reset backed by a week-long Minneapolis event, a mayoral proclamation, and multiple physical editions including a D2C-exclusive Purple Marble Vinyl — giving the estate a coordinated cultural and commercial launch rather than a standalone digital drop.
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